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Hunters, businesses and residents urge Game Commission to restore Monday deer-season opener
Summary
Public commenters at the Jan. 25 Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting urged commissioners to reverse the Saturday opener and return the opening day of deer rifle season to Monday, citing lost camp traditions, local economic harm and surveys they say favor Monday.
Hundreds of hunters and rural business representatives told the Pennsylvania Game Commission on Jan. 25 that the switch to a Saturday opener for fall deer rifle season has damaged camp traditions, local weekend economies and hunter recruitment.
The push to restore a Monday opener was a theme throughout the public-comment period. Dave Longeneiter, a lifelong hunter, said, “I'd like you to go back to Monday,” citing family camp traditions in Tioga County that he said have eroded since the season moved to Saturday.
Supporters of returning to Monday said the previous Monday…
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